Oenothera, Appleblossom Grass, Gaura, Lindheimer's Beeblossom 'Siskiyou Pink'

Have grown this plant successfully in my garden, part-sun/shade, in lean soil, for the last 5 years in zone 5a, in Ontario. We get a good...Read More snow cover which probably helps to insulate. The flower keeps going all summer right through until snow covered it up in November. Great performer! Delicate texture.

The flowers and sweeping effect of this plant are very pretty, and the butterflies really do love it. Some wild varieties of Gaura are na...Read Moretive to my area, and I have found that "Siskiyou Pink," like the wild form, does best with little summer water. California receives very little to no rainfall for about 5 months out of the year, and native plants have adjusted accordingly. I 've found that when a drip line was too close to "Siskiyou Pink," it grew very flat across the ground and couldn't hold up it's own stems. I moved the drip so that it receives no direct irrigation, and now it's doing great.

I found 2 of these plants at Lowes on clearance for $3 in the gallon pots. What struck me is the 2 on clearance had the most beautiful v...Read Morearrigated pink and white flowers. I put them in the ground in full sun and they flowered for months. So far they are ready to come back strong this year, although I did have an aphid problem with them recently. Put them somewhere where they can droop among other plants and blow around in the breeze. The gaura has quickly become one of my favorite plants. (and this year I found another variety of them in bigger pots for the same price at the same store... this year I'll share some with my mother.

One of my absolute favorite plants. It softens a flowerbed beautifully and provides a nice contrast to tall straight plants... Respondi...Read Moreng a little late to the fella below who's having them self-propagate. After three years, mine are doing the same thing which is nice because they're getting a little pricey at the garden (guarda *l*) center. So far I have plenty of homes for the "babies" and if they get invasive, they may turn into a guerilla gardening project ... (Dear neighbors, I SWEAR..... I haven't a clue how they got in your flower beds *l*)

Just purchased this at Target garden center. Had never seen before. Will use in large planter with dusty miller. Hope it does well in ...Read MoreCentral Florida.

beautiful plant. i have them on a slope and they bend over gracefully and bloom all summer and fall.

i seem to be the onl...Read Morey one who's had the experience of them self-propagating, much to my surprise. in fact, with the white ones, they've even become invasive!

negative: heavy pruning and staking required for them when they get older so as not to fall over and look really messy. really only a problem with the white ones.

I tried to grow this plant a few times but it never survived our Northeast winter in zone 5a.

I have this planted in both full sun and partial shade. It's healty and doing well in both locations, but it seems to bloom much better ...Read Morein the sun. Very dainty pretty plant!

I got really lucky with this beautiful plant. I bought three of them at Walmart this spring not knowing what they were. I planted them ...Read Morein a spot they LOVE and they are gorgeous! I trimmed them back about a month ago when the blooms tapered off and now they are blooming beautifully again.

I love this plant! The more heat, the better it blooms. I have gaura planted in an area without sprinklers, so they only get water from a...Read More hose every other week. I think "Siskiyou Pink" is by far the prettiest of the gauras (the white ones tend to get lost among other plants). I also think gaura looks best when several are planted together. Bees seem to love them too!

My only concern is that some of the pinks appear to revert to white. I cut off the white blooms before they seed.

By the end of a LONG bloom-filled summer, the plants can look a little ratty. That's when I cut them back hard for a rest, and then watch the plants bounce back better than ever.

Although I usually find gaura at small nurseries, the big home stores never seem to carry it. But, I always ask Home Depot and Lowes to stock it. I'm sure that many gardeners would very much enjoy gaura, if they could reliably find it at these plant centers.

I recently found and planted a variegated gaura with pink blooms.

Stands up to intense heat and blooms all summer and fall in West Texas.

This wonderful drought-tolerant plant is also known as "Whirling Butterfly" as is evidenced when the winds blow, twirling the flowers so ...Read Morethat they look like fluttering butterflies. Spectacular and a real eye-catcher. Bees and butterflies benefit from it, too!

They are now found in most home improvement center garden areas, as surprisingly, many FL nurseries don't carry them. Very hardy -- I planted mine in late January in Zone 9 and they are continually full of blooms. Likes full sun and establishes very quickly.

One caution: may be prone to aphids. Due to major infestation and ladybugs not yet available; homeopathic methods not being strong enough, was forced to treat with Bayer's systemic insect control which quickly solved that problem, thereby saving the plant. Not catching and resolving this problem quickly results in rapid plant decimation.

(San Antonio, Tx.)
This clump forming perennial has foliage turns several different colors throughtout the year. At the beginning ...Read Moreof spring, they are a maroon. The new leaves then turn green, then green with maroon edges and mottling. The blooms appear on racemes and they open a few at a time ensuring blooms over a long period of time. The deep maroon buds provide attractiveness even when no blooms are open. Be sure to plant them in well drained soil because sogginess will kill the plant. Trim back the plant in midsummer to keep the plant compact and encourage more blooms. Deadhead spent blooms also. Although it is stated above that the plant can be propagated by dividing the rootball, this is difficult to do because it has a taproot. It does not like to be moved. Severe injury to the taproot may kill the plant. It can be propagated by softwood or basal cuttings in the spring or by planting seeds.

This plant bloomed for 6 solid months in my garden. Wonderful.

This cultivar originates from the Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery in Oregon, USA.

It has rose pink flowers and dark green lea...Read Moreves with red veining. A very pretty cultivar which seems to have a neater habit than the species.

Deadhead to prolong flowering.